EUTR and FLEGT are causing market shifts
The European timber trade regulation EUTR and the FLEGT agreement concluded with Indonesia are causing market shifts to a certain [...]
September 24, 2020
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US: Slowdown in housing probable, if lumber prices don’t fall
Homebuilder sentiment is at an all-time high, as city-dwellers seek out suburban homes during the coronavirus pandemic. But [...]
September 21, 2020
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LIGNA 2021: strong industry support despite the challenges of the COVID-19
Preparations for LIGNA '21 are already in full swing. The world's top international wood-industry trade show is enjoying [...]
September 21, 2020
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South Korea makes final anti-dumping ruling against Vietnamese plywood
In a final decision that followed a nine-month probe, South Korea's regulatory authority came up with anti-dumping [...]
September 21, 2020
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COVID-19 delays long-anticipated European oak supply crunch
At the start of the year, before the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic were felt, demand for European oak [...]
September 21, 2020
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Bark beetles are ruining Swedish forests at a record pace
The spruce bark beetle has already done as much damage to Sweden’s forests so far this year as in [...]
September 21, 2020
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Hurricane Laura causes $1.6 billion in forestry, timber damages
Hurricane Laura caused $525.4 million in damage to Louisiana farmers and $1.1 billion to the Louisiana timber industry [...]
September 21, 2020
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Moody’s: Outlook for global forest sector turns positive, boosted by timber and wood products
The overall outlook for the global forest products industry has been changed to positive from negative, reports Moody’s Investors [...]
September 18, 2020
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Supplies of Brazilian tropical wood tightening but prices remain competitive in Europe
Supplies of tropical sawnwood and hardwood decking in Brazil are also tighter than usual at this time of year during [...]
September 18, 2020
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BC government changes lumber regulations to boost domestic production
British Columbia government made changes to the Manufactured Forest Products Regulation (MFPR) around export requirements for sawn-wood products and [...]
September 18, 2020
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